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These come in “Military Green” but they aren’t exactly what you’d call “tactical”; but then, neither is wiggling your toes. But if you’re the type who’s got just enough caveman left in you that you want to actually feel the ground beneath you, Vibram’s FiveFingers have always been the next best thing to going barefoot (and the best thing if you don’t like getting pointy things impaled in your feet).

$25,000 for a fully-loaded hybrid that gets 53 MPG city? Yes, please. The Prius C comes in four packages (conveniently labeled “one”, “two”, “three”, and “four”), with the Prius C Four capping out at around the $25k mark.

One of the SB editors just purchased his own, and reports that the “sweet spot” for this car is about 50-60 MPH, where he’s gotten almost 60 MPG, driving gingerly; using “Eco Mode”, and “EV” (electric vehicle mode). EV mode allows you to use the vehicle as a fully electric car, up to 25 MPH.

Some people need a little extra motivation for their workouts. Whether it’s the fear of eternal damnation, or the prospect of hearing the lamentations of your enemies’ women, these stygian implements of fitness will have you putting just a little more effort into lifting heavy things over and over. Also, they’re freaking rad-looking; which is all that really matters.

Whether you’re a fan of Robert Heinlein or just need to keep pirates from stealing your paper clips and sticky notes, this “pocket” cannon from Pocket Artillery is perfect for any office with a liberal workplace policy on the use of gunpowder.

If you’ve got a PS3, and are even remotely into cars, you’ve probably got the latest version of Grand Turismo (5). So why be a scrub and play it on a controller? A car’s meant to be driven with a wheel and pedals, right?

It’s disturbing to us, that the trend in watch style seems to be stuck in a 1990′s P.Diddy video; oversized, overstated, overindulgent, oh god when will it be over?

Perhaps this watch, by Nixon, is an indicator that the timepiece crisis is coming to an end. This is a man’s watch; the kind John Wayne would beat you to death with for serving him an overcooked steak or telling him there was no indoor smoking within the city limits. And he’d get away with it too because this watch is just that badass.

I am pretty much useless until I get my first cup of coffee in the morning. After that, I am useless until I get my second. There is nothing like a nice, fresh, hot cup of coffee and the first cup of the day is the best. Each one after that…..meh, not so much.

With the advent of the single cup brew systems, you can now have the first cup of the day, all day long. I tried the Sensio and the coffee sucked, it was loud, it was messy, it was ugly. I finally went to the Keurig system and didn’t look back.

Much better flavors, much wider variety. I replaced my previous pot with this one when we redid the kitchen and it looks sweet and works well. It has a bigger water tank which is LED lit and a larger variety of brew size, both an upgrade from previous Keurig brewers. Plus it is a kick-ass Stainless Steel which doesn’t look like your dad’s Mr. Coffee.

K-cups come in numerous flavors of coffee, tea, hot cocoa and iced tea and the just came out with a couple of flavors of iced coffee.

…wouldn’t that be a “Motorunicicycle”? Either way, for an urban faster-than-walking device, this thing is pretty nifty.

There are a few similar designs out there, but this one, with its forward handlebars (as opposed to one design that has you holding your hands down at your sides) won’t invite muggers to punch you in the stomach. The most important feature, however, is that it’s not a Segway; it actually looks kinda cool. Then again, we thought the Segway did too, until the hordes of ultragoobers bought them.

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